Andy Furman

08/23/22 • 58 min

The greatest two interviewers I've ever listened to on sports-talk radio are Dan Patrick and Andy Furman. Dan has said publicly that he hates being asked to appear on podcasts, so we're not getting him, but we did get Andy.
Andy spent years hosting "Sports Talk" on 700WLW, and he's spent well over a decade as a host of Fox Sports Radio. In the years when I was deciding that I wanted to do sports-talk radio, Andy was who I was listening to, and even though we didn't work with each other ton, I spent just enough time with him during my early years in the business to develop a deep appreciation for what he does, even if I don't always agree with what he says.
In our conversation, Andy discusses the art of the interview, how his on-air career began, what it was like to feud with sports figures like Bob Huggins and Sam Wyche, being on air locally versus doing shows nationally, and the things he's regretted saying on the air.
I wanted Andy as a guest because I wanted to try my hand at interviewing a great interviewer, and I hope you enjoy what I think is an entertaining conversation.

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Amy Wagner

Amy Wagner is Cincinnati's financial authority.
Okay, so that might be overstating it just slightly, but as a financial reporter and anchor for Allworth Financial, she's become one of our area's most prominent voices when it comes to matters involving the economy and personal finances.
Amy is the host of the Simply Money Radio Show on 55KRC and the Simply Money Podcast. Her work is also seen on local television and on Cincinnati.com. What I love most about her work is she makes complex financial issues seem simple, without all the clutter you see on places like CNBC.
Amy pivoted to being a financial reporter after years of working in local TV. She spent years as an investigative reporter on Cincinnati television, and part of why I think she's so interesting is her pivot from more traditional TV work to a field she had no prior experience in.
In our conversation, you'll hear us talk about her career, her move to the world of financial reporting, and what it's like to do her job in the midst of some very weird economic times. We'll talk expensive gas, the pathway toward better financial times, my favorite all-time story about the stock market, how to talk to kids about money, what exactly crypto is, and whether I'll be able to pay for my daughter's college with my old baseball cards.
Amy is exceptionally fun to listen to and be around, I'm proud to call her a friend, and I was honored that she gave us some time for an interesting and fun conversation.

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Dean Regas

Dean Regas has been the Astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory for over 20 years, and he is the go-to person whenever anyone in our town has a question about what's happening in outer space.
The very last thing we all might be able to agree on is that space is fascinating, which is why I wanted to have Dean as a guest. He's spent years as one of the host of Star Gazers on PBS, and he's written a number of books about space, including his latest, How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.
I asked Dean about Pluto, and how a planet can get demoted. We talked about he got into astronomy, and how he ended up on TV.
Dean talked about rich guys building spacecrafts and flying to outer space, what's next for NASA, the possibility of finding "Earth 2.0," stuff the government might be hiding, and what one might find floating around if they actually could visit outer space.
Plus, I wanted his thoughts on how Hollywood portrays space events, if he laughs when people tell them they have a star named after them, and how astronomers really feel about astrologists.